Fujitsu, one of the world’s largest technology and communications companies, announced plans to work in collaboration with Virgin Media, TalkTalk and Cisco to deliver next generation internet services to 5 million homes in rural Britain. The proposals will provide future-proofed connectivity to 5 million households and beyond that would otherwise be unlikely to benefit from commercial investment in next generation digital networks. Read more here
China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%. The operator will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ Energy Solutions including cooling box and battery cooling cabinet to replace more costly air conditioning units. Read more here.
SkyLife, the Korean satellite broadcaster, has deployed an Ericsson video processing solution that enables it to enhance its HD offering and move another step closer to realizing its vision of everything in HD by 2015. Ericsson’s award-winning HD solution allows SkyLife to potentially deliver over 150 HD channels to more than 3 million subscribers. Read more here.
Motorola Solutions and Huawei Technologies announced that they have entered into an agreement to settle all pending litigation between the two parties pending the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Ericsson’s annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility report titled “Technology for Good”, was released. The report highlights the company’s ongoing efforts to apply innovation to market based solutions that empower people and society that will help create a more sustainable world. Find the report on their site here
